List of tallest lighthouses

This is a list of the tallest lighthouses, by tower height (as opposed to focal height, i.e. height of the lamp of a lighthouse from water level). The list includes only "traditional lighthouses", as defined by The Lighthouse Directory, i.e. buildings built by navigation safety authorities primarily as an aid to navigation. As such, its information regarding construction, year, and notes is from the list of tallest lighthouses at The Lighthouse Directory. Sources are given for all other information. Heights are from the United States Coast Guard Light List for the United States and from NGA List of Lights for the rest of the world, unless a better source exists. Where several lighthouses share the same height, they share the same position, and are all marked with "=".

OrderNameConstructionImageHeightStepsLocationCountryYearRemarks
1Île Vierge LighthouseStone (granite)271 feet (83 m)397
400
Finistère France1902Tallest traditional
2Lighthouse of GenoaStone249 feet (76 m)365Genoa Italy1543Tallest in the Mediterranean
3Phare de GattevilleStone (granite)247 feet (75 m)365Gatteville-le-Phare France1835
4Lesnoy Mole Rear Range LightMetal239 feet (73 m) Saint Petersburg Russia1986+Tallest in Russia, tallest range light
5Mulantou LighthouseConcrete237 feet (72 m) Hainan China1995Tallest in Asia
6Baishamen LighthouseConcrete236 feet (72 m) Hainan China2000+
7Punta Penna LighthouseConcrete233 feet (71 m)307Vasto Italy1906
7Osinovetsky LightStone233 feet (71 m)366Lake Ladoga Russia1910?
7Storozhenskiy LightStone233 feet (71 m)399Lake Ladoga Russia1911
10Cordouan lighthouseStone223 feet (68 m)311Gironde France1611
10Vittoria LightStone223 feet (68 m)285Trieste Italy1927
12Recalada a Bahía Blanca LightCast iron skeletal220 feet (67 m)331Monte Hermoso Argentina1906Tallest in the Southern Hemisphere
13Maasvlakte LightConcrete216 feet (66 m)295Maasvlakte Netherlands1974Tallest in the Netherlands, inactive
13Planier LightStone216 feet (66 m) Marseille France1959
15Campen LighthouseSteel skeletal213 feet (65 m)320Ems (river) Germany1891Tallest in Germany
16Phare d'EckmühlGranite213 feet (65 m)307Penmarc'h France1897
17Świnoujście LighthouseBrick212 feet (65 m)300Świnoujście Poland1857Tallest brick lighthouse, tallest in Poland
18Adziogol LighthouseSteel211 feet (64 m) Kherson Ukraine1911Tallest in Ukraine
18Cape Hatteras LightBrick210 feet (64 m)268Hatteras Island, NC United States1870
20Bari LightStone205 feet (62 m)380Bari Italy1869
20Chipiona LightStone205 feet (62 m)344Chipiona Spain1867Tallest in Spain
22Lighthouse of Praia da BarraStone203 feet (62 m)291Aveiro Portugal1893Tallest in Portugal
22Calcanhar LighthouseReinforced concrete203 feet (62 m)277Touros Brazil1912Tallest in Brazil
22El Rincón LightConcrete203 feet (62 m) Near Verde Peninsula, Buenos Aires Argentina1925
25Voslapp Range Rear LightConcrete202 feet (62 m) Wilhelmshaven Germany1962
26Roches-Douvres LightStone197 feet (60 m) Côtes-d'Armor France1954
26Borkum Großer LightBrick197 feet (60 m)315Borkum Germany1879
26Nosy Alañaña LightConcrete197 feet (60 m) Toamasina Madagascar1932Tallest in Africa